Classics: Kerouac’s On the Road
1 Comment Published by Mike Mons June 16th, 2008 in Books. Share This
Back in school, reading was considered an activity for geeks and outcasts. But that changed for me after an accidental discovery of a copy of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road on my cousin’s bookshelf full of computer books. On the Road is an adrenalin rush of unadulterated yakking by Kerouac, written in two weeks while high on benzendrine pills.
Who was there before the hipsters? Beatniks and their pack of adventure-driven contemporaries roaring to get themselves a taste of travel, pure air, what it means to be living — what life is all about. On the Road is a good travel companion just in case you want a kick of that same adrenalin rush, almost as good as hitting the road yourself.
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Isn’t it amazing how that book beats into ones life. “On the Road” found me when I was hitchiking through Alaska, working in the fishing industry, one summer during my college years. I discovered it next to a mess hall in a box of trash, and didn’t put it down until I had finished it hours later. What a classic.